Getting close. The trade deadline is two days away and here’s what we’re looking at …

The big rumor

So who wants a shooting guard? Because there are two guys with pretty good credentials who could be had for a song.

First up: Chicago Bulls guard Richard Hamilton. Chicago has toyed with trading Hamilton for a while now, because the team does not want to pay the new, very prohibitive luxury tax, not when it appears Derrick Rose probably won’t be back in time to be effective this year.

Having failed to find a suitable Boozer deal, the Bulls are now looking to send Richard Hamilton somewhere, anywhere.

Hamilton is still effective—he is averaging 10.7 points on 43.5 percent shooting—but he is 35 years old and is being paid $5 million this year. He can be had by any team that has the cap room or trade exceptions to absorb his contract, and the Bulls have gotten plenty of inquiries, most notably from the Houston Rockets.

Next up: Ben Gordon, Charlotte Bobcats. Gordon is a much bigger problem, mostly because he is making $12.4 million, with an option for $13.2 million next year, and isn’t as efficient as Hamilton—Gordon averages 12.6 points and 42.8 percent shooting.

The Brooklyn Nets were the hot rumor when it came to Gordon, but that, a source told SN, is entirely off, and Gordon will not be heading to Brooklyn.

That speaks to the challenge Danny Ainge is facing—it would have been easier on him if the Celtics had gone 1-8 and he had justification for a fire sale.

The Celtics’ first preference would be a frontcourt upgrade. Rondo isn’t the only guy out for the year after all—Boston’s big-man contingent took a serious hit when rookie Jared Sullinger went out because of back surgery.

But keep an eye on Boston making a play for Charlotte guard Ramon Sessions. Sessions plays terrible defense, but he is a solid and versatile offensive guard, and with Leandro Barbosa also on the not-coming-back list, the Celtics could use Sessions.

The under-the-radar rumor

Phil Jackson, it turns out, doesn’t want to be a coach again.

As he told Jack McCallum of Sports Illustrated: “I’m not coaching. I told Mitch (Kupchak, Los Angeles Lakers GM) that back in October. So when we sat down in November (to talk about taking over after Mike Brown was fired), he brought that up and I said, ‘Well, this isn’t about moving or going somewhere else and learning new players. It’s different. So I’m ready to think about coming back, but I still have to think about it.’”

The rumor that should be (but isn’t)

Hard to imagine the Knicks and Pacers pulling off a trade, of course. The only reason that the Knicks would consider trading Shumpert is that he is coming off knee surgery, he is young and the team has as good a chance as anyone to challenge the Miami Heat in the East this year—the Knicks might not be this good in a bad conference again, so they’re looking to take advantage of their assets.

Granger is accustomed to being a star with the Pacers, but they need depth on the bench.

And think how nicely he’d fit in as a tough defender and versatile offensive weapon with Carmelo Anthony.

Ultimately, if the Knicks are to have any chance to give the Heat a series in the Eastern Conference, they’d need someone to guard LeBron James, and that’s something that Granger can do.